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 # weewx-S3upload
-Extension to upload web files to an AWS S3 bucket from where they are publicly served.
+This is a weewx extension to upload web files to an AWS S3 bucket.
 
 Rather than serving the web pages generated by weewx directly from a 
 webserver running on the same system as weewx, I upload those pages 
 to an AWS S3 bucket. The bucket is configured to be a static website
-and is costing me around USD0.50/month. This is cheaper than usual 
+and is costing me around USD 0.50/month. This is cheaper than usual 
 website hosting and saves me the worry of someone hacking into the
 system running weewx.
 
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ https://aws.amazon.com/. Sign into the management consule, create an
 account if necessary, then create an S3 bucket.
 
 Search their help pages for how to set up the bucket as a static
-website.
+website. You'll need to add a DNS record for the URL you choose for
+accessing the bucket.
 
 Clone this repo to your weewx extensions directory; for example
 
@@ -27,44 +28,45 @@ git clone git@github.com:wmadill/weewx-S3upload /home/weewx/extensions/weewx-S3u
 
 1. run the installer
 
-```
-cd /home/weewx
-setup.py install --extension extensions/weewx-S3upload
-```
+  ```
+  cd /home/weewx
+  setup.py install --extension extensions/weewx-S3upload
+  ```
 
-2. modify the S3upload stanza in weewx.conf and set your
-S3 access code, secret token, and bucket name.
+2. modify the S3upload stanza in weewx.conf and set your S3 access
+code, secret token, and bucket name. You will get those when you set
+up the bucket you want to use.
 
 3. restart weewx:
 
-```
-sudo /etc/init.d/weewx stop
-sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start
-```
+  ```
+  sudo /etc/init.d/weewx stop
+  sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start
+  ```
 
 ## Manual installation instructions:
 
 1. copy files to the weewx user directory:
 
-```
-cp -rp skins/S3upload /home/weewx/skins
-cp -rp bin/user/S3upload /home/weewx/bin/user
-```
+  ```
+  cp -rp skins/S3upload /home/weewx/skins
+  cp -rp bin/user/S3upload /home/weewx/bin/user
+  ```
 
 2. add the following to weewx.con
 
-```
-[StdReport]
-    ...
-    [[S3upload]]
-        skin = S3upload
-        acces_key = 'REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_S3_ACCESS_KEY'
-        secret_token ='REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
-        bucket_name = 'REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_S3_BUCKET_NAME'
-```
+  ```
+  [StdReport]
+      ...
+      [[S3upload]]
+          skin = S3upload
+          acces_key = 'REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_S3_ACCESS_KEY'
+          secret_token ='REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
+          bucket_name = 'REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_S3_BUCKET_NAME'
+  ```
 
 3. start weewx
 
-```
-sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start
-```
+  ```
+  sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start
+  ```